news Bitcoin crosses $19,000

[Isac]

Bitcoin's price set a new record on Saturday as the virtual currency rose above $19,000 for the first time on the Bitstamp exchange. The gains came just hours after the currency crossed the $18,000 mark. Bitcoin's value has doubled over the last three weeks, and it's up more than 20-fold over the last year.

Current rate

1 Bitcoin = $ 19519.99​

 

[xynames]

It hit $19k on December 7th as well, at least on some exchanges.